Holiday World Indiana

About Holiday World

Holiday World holds a very distinctive place in theme park history – it was the first theme park in the United States. The park opened in 1946 as Santa Claus Land, focusing on Christmas and featuring rides and attractions for young children. In the 1980s, the park added the Halloween and Fourth of July sections and changed its name to Holiday World. The rides expanded to include adult attractions, the Frightful Falls flume ride and a small roller coaster, as well as small waterslides and a water play area. In 1993, the park established Splashin’ Safari and added more amusements. The addition of The Raven wooden roller coaster put Holiday World on the map in 1995, during the park’s 50th season. The Legend and The Voyage roller coasters were added in 2000 and 2006, respectively. 2006 also marked the addition of a Thanksgiving section of the park. Today, Holiday World is a 100-acre park that features games, entertainment, attractions and rides, making this a fun-filled family destination.

Holiday World Indiana Attractions

This award-winning family owned theme park offers a wide variety of traditional amusement rides, roller coasters, and water rides to keep every guest well entertained.

Rides

• The Voyage: This is no ordinary wooden coaster, having earned the distinguished honors of Best Wooden Coaster on the Planet in 2007 and Best New Ride Golden Ticket Award in 2006. Riders will love experiencing the 24.2 seconds of weightlessness during the 1.2 mile long voyage through five underground tunnels and around 90 degree banks. Hold on for the ride of your life!
• The Raven: Rated a top roller coaster ride by Amusement Today and Inside Track magazines, this ride is based on the famous Edgar Allen Poe poem, and offers thrills that include 85-foot and 61-foot drops, sharp turns, and a 120 foot tunnel.
• The Legend: Rated one of the top ten wooden roller coasters and a recipient of the Amusement Today Golden Ticket award, this exciting coaster is based on The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Check out the thrilling tunnels, a 77 foot spiral drop, double helix and maximum speed of 65 miles per hour.
• ZOOMbabwe: Spashin’ Safari’s main feature is also the largest enclosed water slide in the world, at 10 stories tall.
• Bakuli: This water slide at Splashin’ Safari sends riders swirling down a giant bowl from seven stories up before it drops them down a very long tunnel.
• Turkey Whirl: This tilt-a-whirl provides plenty of Thanksgiving-themed thrills.
• The Howler: A family roller coaster that's the perfect thrill for young riders.
• The Freedom Train: This is one of the park’s attractions from the early days, winding through Mother Goose Land aboard a laid back family train ride.
• Raging Rapids: Zoom down this river raft ride through an Old West town.
• HallowSwings: This flying swing ride ensures plenty of high flying fun.
• Watubee: Located in Splashin’ Safari, this family raft slide is an intense rapids ride.

Additionally, guests can ride the waves at two different wave pools, float down lazy Congo River, explore Monsoon Lagoon, ride a seahorse carousel and much more!

Entertainment

Guests can check out the thrilling High Dive Theater shows, which include an awesome high dive from 80 feet high. Musical reviews include “Retro Active,” which takes the audience through the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s, “Rockin the Country,” and “Pitch Perfect,” a barbershop quartet.

Enjoy free drinks.

Food

The Potato Patch, Udderly Blue Ice Cream, Kringle's Kafe, Safari Pizza, Jungle Jakes, Plymouth Rock Café and ZOOMbabwe Grille are among the park’s many culinary offerings. Guests will never go hungry at the Holiday World Indiana park with the impressive variety of dining choices.

Visiting Holiday World

In addition to the fun rides, shows, and great food, Holiday World has loads of freebies for park visitors, including free parking, free sunscreen, and unlimited free beverages. Guests can get free iced tea, water, lemonade, carbonated beverages, fruit punch, coffee and Gatorade at Pepsi Oasis self-serve drink areas and dining areas throughout Holiday World and Splashin' Safari.

Tickets

Holiday World is open from early May through early October, with ticket pricing that includes both Holiday World and Splashin’ Safari. General admission is $36, while guests under 54 inches or seniors over age 65 pay just $28. Children under two are always free.

Holiday World Discount Tickets

Guests enjoy the spirit of the Fourth of July park area.

For additional discounts, guests can bring an empty Pepsi can or Bunny Bread wrapper and receive a discount between $2 to $11, depending on the month, day of the week, and time you visit the park.

Season passes for Holiday World Indiana are available for unlimited visits to both parks during an operating season. General season passes cost $120 each ($140 for those under 54 inches or seniors). Additionally, season passes give guests a 10 percent discount off food or merchandise as well as offer friends of season pass holders a discount off their general admission prices.

Contact Information

For more information about Holiday World Indiana, voted the World's Friendliest Park, interested individuals can visit the official website at HolidayWorld.com, call toll free at 1-877-GO-FAMILY, or write to the park at:

Holiday World & Splashin' Safari
P.O. Box 179
Santa Claus, IN 47579.